The Original Uncle John's Barbecue
8247-8249 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 7 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Aug 11, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 4, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 8 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2025
- Passed Aug 11
Complaint Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Failed Aug 4
Complaint
8 violations
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- All food employees have food handler training
- Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Passed Mar 24
Short Form Complaint
3 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Passed Jan 24
Complaint
3 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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